Proteas ladies set to face Pakistan in limited overs series’
The teams will be based in KZN in a bio-safe environment with all the matches played locally.
Proteas women’s skipper Dane van Niekerk is expected to be back leading the national team when Pakistan arrive in South Africa in the new year. Picture: Getty Images
The South African ladies Proteas side will be back in action in the new year with the arrival of Pakistan to these shores.
Th Proteas will face off with Pakistan in three One-Day Internationals and three T20 matches that will be held under a bio-safe controlled environment.
The tour will begin with a warm-up match at Durban’s Chartsworth Oval on January 16 against the South African Emerging squad before the ODI series commences at the nearby Hollywoodbets Kingsmead.
All matches will be played in the KwaZulu-Natal province with the Proteas kickstarting their summer with a three-match One-Day series, starting on January 20 in Durban. The series-opener will be followed by two ODI matches on January 23 and January 26 at Kingsmead and Pietermaritzburg Oval respectively.
Three T20 Internationals will then follow in umGungundlovu (29 and 31 January 2021) with the last fixture taking place in Durban’s Kingsmead grounds on the 3rd of February 2021.
While the men’s Proteas have made a welcome return to international cricket, CSA Director of Cricket Graeme Smith is confident the ladies Proteas home series against Pakistan Women will be a successful one for the game in our country.
“We are thrilled as Cricket South Africa to be making this announcement that our Momentum Proteas are heading back to playing competitive cricket again, given the uncertainty and difficulties over the past six months,” Smith said.
“Hosting this tour of Pakistan Women is incredibly important to us as this will give our Protea Women much needed game time and also bring in revenue that funds the entire game of cricket especially during these difficult times. We enjoy a very good working relationship with the Pakistan Cricket board and we look forward to hosting their ladies side in what promises to be an exciting tour in the new year,” he added.
This series will also see the CSA official broadcast partner SuperSport broadcast live all the ODI Matches.
Pakistan Tour of South Africa
20 Jan 2021: 1st ODI, Hollywoodbets Kingsmead
23 Jan 2021: 2nd ODI, Hollywoodbets Kingsmead
26 Jan 2021: 3rd ODI, Pietermaritzburg Oval
29 Jan 2021: 1st T20I, Pietermaritzburg Oval
31 Jan 2021: 2nd T20I, Pietermaritzburg Oval
3 Feb 2021: 3rd T20I, Hollywoodbets Kingsmead
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